give a proper explanation of the present life. Moreover, the answer to these questions will tell us what should be done to make life meaningful and successful in the real sense. Such questions have been

too was certainly going to come to an end one day. Therefore, he expressed himself in these words: “What a magnificent world they have built to leave.” This is the story of everyone in this world, with the

time in introspection as to what preparation he has done for the life after death, and what he has in store for his journey after death. People write life’s diary but what is more important is to write

woman can lead to nothing but isolation. Islam, on the contrary, leads a woman to a life where she is never alone, but a member of a united family. The Islamic way is natural, that of the western world

prayer, not wanting to make things difficult for the child’s mother.”42 THE STATUS OF WOMAN In Islam, a woman enjoys the same status as that of a man. In the words of the Quran, “You are members, one

are equal participants so far as the carrying out of the functions of daily living is concerned. If Islam stresses the division of labor between the sexes rather than sexual equality, it is because it does

electrical grid, disabling satellites and GPS, and disrupting our increasingly electronic lives. What was this “luck”? In fact, it was an intervention by the Lord of the Universe. According to this

us from this havoc. And, that luck was that Earth was on the other side of the sun at that time. What was this 'luck'? In fact, it was an intervention by the Lord of the Universe. In the vast space, these

generally read the Quran with an open mind; they read it in order to find out what it contains. So they do not add or subtract from what they find within its pages. But this is not the case with Muslims. For

BELIEF IN GODSTANDING in front of India Gate in New Delhi, I thought of what a beautiful specimen of architecture and sculpture it was. It is a structure that bears witness to our unique skills of design

skills are unique, and are our exclusive privilege. No other creatures in the known universe can do what we can do by exercising our physical and mental faculties, whether it is the construction of India

first group―the foremost in faith, while rewards of a general nature are reserved for the other group. What will be the basis of the difference between the two categories? The Quran tells us that those who

does not relate just to the period in which they lived, but to the nature of their faith. This is what will determine the final categorization. Truth stands by itself, in abstract form. At the very outset

town which will swallow other towns. It is called Yathrib and that is Madinah.” (Sahih al-Bukhari) What is said in this Hadith is not about the superiority of the Prophet or of the city of Madinah. Rather

from him, such a person becomes eligible for God’s special assistance. God gives him much more than what other people have wrongly taken away from him. This special gift of God is given to the person who

must make use of them according to God’s will. In chapter 82 the Quran addresses man thus: “O man! What is it that lures you away from your bountiful Sustainer, Who created you, fashioned you and proportioned

Judgement, and from which they will find no escape. What will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be? Again: what will make you realize what the Day of Judgement will be? It will be a Day when

people when they meet them, by saying ‘Assalamu alaikum’ that is, peace be upon you. According to the Islamic code of behaviour, when a Muslim meets another person, he should greet him with these words: ‘Peace